- SNOW BRINGS SLEDDERS, BOOSTS LEWIS COUNTY ECONOMY – Watertown Daily Times ( Watertown, NY) Website
Reporter Christina Scanlon reports that with the new snowfall, businesses are seeing an increase in customers on snowmobiles.
- A NEW SNOWMOBILE TRAIL THROUGH THE FOREST PRESERVE – Adirondack Explorer ( ) Website
Writer Dave Gibson, of the environmental advocacy group Adirondack Wild, reviews the work on and his concerns over the new community connector snowmobile trail Moose River Plains Road (Limekiln-Cedar River Road) and Raquette Lake.
- GAS DRILLING IS CALLED SAFE IN NEW YORK – The New York Times ( New York, NY) Website
Reporter Danny Hakim reports that the New York State Health Department has analyzed hydrofracking and has determined that it can be conducted safely in New York. The Times received a copy from an expert who believed the analysis should not be kept secret.
- BUSY SNOWMOBILE TRAILS – Post-Star ( Glens Falls, NY) Website
Reporter Don Lehman reports that the snowmobile trails in Warren and Washington counties have been busy, and the low temperatures should cause area lakes to ice over.
- THE FACTS MATTER IN EPF DEBATE (Letter) – Times Union ( Albany, NY) Website
Letter writer Robert Hallman, deputy secretary for energy and the environment, writes that Gov. Andrew Cuomo is a staunch protector of the Environmental Protection Fund.
- MONEY AWARDED FOR J&L BUILDINGS – Watertown Daily Times ( Watertown, NY) Website
Reporter Martha Ellen reports that the North Country Regional Economic Development Council has awarded $175,000 to the St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency to assess removal of blighted buildings at the former Jones & Laughlin Steel Co. site in Star Lake — a step toward the eventual reclamation of the site.
- STATE ASSEMBLYMAN STEC TAKES OFFICE – Post-Star ( Glens Falls, NY) Website
Reporter Maury Thompson reports that Dan Stec was sworn in as the new Assembly Member for the 114th Assembly District.
- CUOMO TALKS TOURISM DURING SURPRISE ENTERPRISE VISIT – Adirondack Daily Enterprise ( Saranac Lake, NY) Website
Reporter Chris Knight reports that Gov. Andrew Cuomo stopped at the Daily Enterprise to discuss tourism and other topics while vacationing in the Adirondacks.
- NO. 2 OF 2012: FIGHT EXPANDS AGAINST INVASIVE SPECIES – Post-Star ( Glens Falls, NY) Website
Reporter Jon Alexander reports that the number 2 story of 2012 for the Post-Star was the battle against invasive species in Lake George.
